Derek Webb

As fun as it is to always assume your enemies are stupid and incompetent, it's increasingly urgent strategically for Dems to finally admit to themselves that Mike Johnson is a lot better at this than his recent predecessors

this feels personal

"If the president was having an off day, meetings could be scrapped altogether. On one such occasion, in the spring of 2021..."
the spring of WHAT

were they the first KKK, or a progenitor group or something else?

Also, so as not to lose track of the moral valence, every one of these things is a good idea that benefits anti-corruption efforts, public health, and rural economies

How do you make California lose population while the country is growing? How is that even possible? The super rich, technologically advantaged, effortlessly cool, thousand mile coastline, perfect temperature paradise? I feel like that is the single biggest indictment of the Dems rn

You think you're annoyed? You should see how they treat the librarians

Why engage though? Is this a ratio thing?

@chrislhayes.bsky.social's A Colony in a Nation gets at this idea. Some people are citizens and others are subjects

I like that they all look a bit lost

Trump's superpower is manipulating people's fear with flurries of bs. Before November 5 he used it on Republicans. Since November 5 he's been using it on Democrats

Assad’s downfall is a humiliating blow to Russia. How will it affect Putin's prestige? The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Bashar Assad’s swift downfall in Syria has exposed the limits of Russia’s power and dented its international clout.

Wait, so Biden bogging down Russia in Ukraine really did overextend them elsewhere? Putin isn't an invincible supergenius? Supporting allies even when they don't pay us for the service is good? apnews.com/article/russ...

Feeling pretty thoroughly burned by elderly Dems staying in offices past the point that their health allows. Love Tony but 2026 will be a good year to hang it up